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Episode 132 - Steve Menzies


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In this podcast

1:57 – Welcome Steve Menzies

2:58 – How he became Beaver

4:24 – The Manly cult heroes

4:51 – His grandfather Mackie Campbell playing in Manly’s first ever game

6:50 – Not making the Harold Matthews team

7:48 – Where his speed comes from

9:21 – How he started wearing the head gear

12:29 – Living in the same house as Dan Carter in France

13:10 – Nearly signing with the North Sydney Bears

18:15 – Narrabeen High School and the Australian Schoolboys

19:02 – His first job packing boxes at Avon

20:36 – Pathways to first grade

21:54 – Presidents Cup & coming through with Hoppa & Nik Kosef

23:00 – Old school training coming through the ranks

24:24 – Transitioning to the real world after footy

26:30 – Getting in amazing shape with Men’s Health.

28:50 – First grade debut against the Brisbane Broncos

30:02 – Getting the call up for the 1994 Kangaroo Tour

32:21 – Rooming on tour with Bradley Clyde

34:45 – 1996 and crushing the Sharks 24 nil in the major semi finals

36:16 – The greatest back row of Kosef, Gartner and Menzies

39:09 – Urban myths of Cliff Lyons

41:21 – Rep footy in 1995 without Super League players

43:30 – Matthew Ridge and missed kick to win the World Cup Semi

44:25 – Super League & massive contracts

48:40 – Dealing with disappointments

49:59 – Nearly moving to the Roosters & Eels

50:55 – Leaving his beloved Manly

51:55 – The fairy-tale finish

53:50 – The feeling of winning the grand final in 1996 vs 2008

54:58 – Toughest opponent

55:45 – Funniest team mate

56:43 – Favourite ground outside of Brookie

58:26 – 5 people he would invite to a private dinner party

STEVE MENZIES

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Steve Menzies is a legend of the NRL which included 533 first grade games across the NRL and English Super League. A club icon at the Manly Sea Eagles he played 280 games, scoring 151 trys and holding the record as the greatest try scoring forward in premiership history. He played in 5 grand finals with two wins in 1996 and 2008. His representative career includes 20 State of Origins for NSW and 15 tests for Australia including the Kangaroo Tour of 1994.

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